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Hot Tickets: London's going out guide
Evening Standard 08.09.09
Classical club: Saxophonist Amy Dickson performs at the Limelight
LAST CHANCE
Peter Pan
Until 13 September, Kensington Gardens, W2 (0871 386 1122, www.visitlondon.com/peterpan) £22.50-£47.50
There is less than a week to go before this spectacular multimedia production of JM Barrie's classic ends. Taking place in a £1 million purpose-built theatre tent in Peter Pan's original home in Kensington Gardens, it is directed by Ben Harrison and stars Ciaran Kellgren.
MEET ME AT...
Coast Dining
108 Parkway, NW1 (020 7267 9555, www.coastdining.co.uk). Open daily noon-3pm & 6-11pm. £25pp ex-drinks.
A modern and unpretentious fish restaurant. Prices are not aggressive, the fish is fresh and well cooked and there are some deft touches such as a modernist take on mushy peas, a decent “game” burger and excellent home-made ice creams.
DON'T MISS
Limelight
Tonight 7.30pm, 100 Club, W1
(www.londonlimelight.co.uk) £10
Oxford Street's 100 Club, a venue more commonly associated with punk, has dedicated one Tuesday of each month to a classical music evening that aims
to draw a younger crowd to the art. Tonight Classical BRIT award-winner violinist Nicola Benedetti, right, performs improvisations drawing on Eastern and Western influences, supported by Juilliard School graduate Sabina Rakcheyeva with her ensemble. Next month features saxophonist Amy Dickson.
